GT Bicycles 2009 MTB Team Announced

GT Bicycles today announced the new 2009 GT mountain bike team. The team is gravity focused and consists of DH connoisseur Marc Beaumont from the United Kingdom and the young and promising DHer Kevin Aiello from southern California. Swiss rider Roger Rinderknecht and Aussie Luke Madill will be riding 4X and BMX and freerider Tyler McCaul round out the team. Marc "Slugger" Beaumont, the wily downhill ace out of Craven Arms, England, is one of the most consistent and respected World Cup racers on the circuit. The 24 year-old Beaumont has proven his consistency over the last few seasons making him a front runner to be on any World Cup podium. Another factor in Marc’s success is that he is a protégé to another UK DHer and former GT superstar, Steve Peat. After starting off the 2008 season with an injury, Marc is now getting back up to speed and will be doing full throttle testing on the new GT carbon DH bike… the Fury. Kevin Aiello is just 17 years-old, but he has already tested out his skills on the World Cup circuit. Kevin has dominated the Fontana, California series in Downhill and 4X as well as winning a few west coast NORBA races. Kevin will also be testing the new GT carbon Fury. Roger Rinderknecht has been on the World Cup circuit for a few years dominating both 4X and BMX courses. Roger won the silver medal in 4X at the 2008 World Championships and his recent and most prestigious accomplishment was competing in the 2008 Olympics! Luke Madill has primarily focused on BMX racing in the past, but this year Madill will compete in both BMX and UCI SX races, as well as MTB 4X races on the World Cup circuit. Luke represented Australia and GT Bicycles in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and took third place in 4X at the UCI World Cup in Canberra. Tyler McCaul has certainly come out of the shadow of his older brother Cam. Not only has Tyler proven himself on the dirt jumps, he’s been holding his own on the DH race course as well. Look for Tyler in 2009 to be killin’ it on the new GT Fury. “We are certainly excited and proud to have such great athletes on our team moving forward,” said Sarah Ostermeier, Sports Marketing Manager for GT Bicycles. “We’ve got a great combination of talent for 2009 which certainly solidifies GT Bicycles commitment to our brand and to the sport.” The team’s schedule for 2009 includes; hitting all of the World Cup races, some select American races, Crankworx, UCI SX Racers and a few others in between. Keep an eye out for the new GT Bicycles team and check for updates on www.gtbicycles.com.